PUD: Planned Development
Reno Annexation and Land Development Code § 18.02.507
in effect18.02.507 - PUD: Planned Development
(a) Purpose The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is intended to achieve the following purposes:
(1) To implement the Reno Master Plan;
(2) To allow various combinations of land uses;
(3) To ensure compatibility between residential and mixed-use or nonresidential areas and to minimize potential impacts to residential areas from adjacent more intensive uses; and
(4) To facilitate development by permitting greater flexibility than allowed by the strict application of this Title in exchange for more creative and imaginative designs with a higher level of amenities and public benefits than would otherwise occur under the standard zoning districts.
(b) Permitted Uses A PUD is subject to the approval of the City Council and may include any uses permitted in any zone classification, provided that any combination of uses is planned in a manner compatible to each and to the surrounding environment.
(c) Minimum Development Size A PUD shall contain a minimum of ten contiguous acres of land unless proper justification for a smaller size is made to the satisfaction of the decision-making body.
(d) Site and Building Intensity Standards A PUD shall be located within city limits. Lot size, lot coverage, street width, height, and distance between buildings shall meet health, safety, and welfare requirements and reflect good planning practices subject to the approval of the City Council.
(e) Development Standards
(1) Generally, all development and design standards should be based on an existing base zone district. The project applicant shall be responsible for demonstrating the benefits of modifications to the standards that would otherwise be applicable in a standard zoning district.
(2) Any potentially modified provisions for lot and building standards, land uses, or development standards shall result in an improvement to the overall design and compatibility of the project.
(3) Requirements and standards pertaining to public safety, natural resources, and public infrastructure shall not be modified.
(f) Common Open Space
(1) Amount A planned unit development including residential development shall provide common open space developed with recreational amenities. The landowners may apply for an exemption from the City of Reno's Residential Construction Tax Program with the amount of the exemption to be based on the merits of the plan and as approved by the City Council.
(2) Management A planned unit development which includes common open space shall be subject to the requirements and regulations pertaining to organization for ownership and maintenance and procedures for enforcing payments of assessments for the maintenance of common open space as provided in NRS Sections 278A.130 to 278A.160, inclusive.
(g) Composition of Final Plan The graphic and textual elements together compose the final plan.
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CH18.02ZODI_ART5SPPUDI_18.02.507PUPLDEFetched: 11/1/2026